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Macri stepped it up in 2007 and turned himself into a potential long-term reservem but he faded to .259/.323/.466 in Triple-A this year. What’s worse, he was completely awful against lefties (.218/.257/.347 in 101 at-bats), and he’s going to have to hit them if he’s going to make it as a righty bat off the bench. He won’t play much this month.

Crow-Armstrong took Rays reliever Yoendrys Gómez deep in the seventh inning for his first round-tripper of the season. He also recorded a pair of singles, stole his fourth base of the year, and scored three times in the one-sided affair at Tropicana Field.

Aranda broke up a potential shutout with an RBI double to center field against Cubs reliever Phil Maton in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old first baseman has gotten off to an encouraging start at the dish, batting .244 (11-for-45) with three homers and 10 RBI through 11 games.

Bregman recorded his first three-hit performance in a Cubs uniform during a one-sided affair at Tropicana Field. The multi-hit effort raises the 32-year-old veteran third baseman’s batting average from .150 to .200 in the process. He’s gone deep twice and has nearly as many walks (five) as strikeouts (six) through 11 games. It was always only a matter of time before Bregman got going again.

Assad scattered one hit while striking out three and issuing a pair of walks during an impressive season debut in place of an injured Matthew Boyd (biceps). The 28-year-old righty carried a no-hit bid into the fifth inning before Rays speedster Chandler Simpson reached on an infield single to second base. Here’s an oversimplification: He’s not going back to Triple-A Iowa after this performance, especially with Cade Horton (elbow) set to miss the rest of the season. He’ll get the ball on Monday against the Phillies in a road matchup before facing the Mets to close out a two-start week. There’s some streaming appeal here in extremely deep mixed leagues.

Baltimore is giving Holliday some additional ramp-up time on his rehab assignment after missing most of spring training recovering from a hamate fracture in his wrist. The 22-year-old second baseman should be ready to make his season debut at some point in the near future.

Vansasco has put together a sensational start to the year at Triple-A Toledo, reeling off 6 2/3 consecutive scoreless frames with a 14/3 K/BB ratio. The 27-year-old former starter hasn’t appeared in the majors since making four appearances between the Tigers and Dodgers back in 2024. He’s going to force his way into Detroit’s bullpen mix if he keeps pitching like this.

Ritchie gave up one hit, issued one walk and also hit three batters. The 22-year-old top pitching prospect averaged 94.1 mph on his fastball and got six of his seven punchouts on his curveball. The latest strong outing lowers his ERA to a microscopic 1.72 this season. It’s plausible he’ll get a chance to join Atlanta’s injury-depleted rotation at some point this summer but he’s likely to spend at least a couple more weeks at the Triple-A level.

Atlanta skipper Walt Weiss told reporters Strider completed Tuesday’s bullpen session without any issues and will advance to facing hitters his next time. The 27-year-old former fantasy ace isn’t too far off from a minor league rehab assignment and could potentially be ready for his season debut at some point in May.

Rea figures to stick in Chicago’s rotation for the next couple weeks with Matthew Boyd (biceps) on the shelf and Cade Horton (elbow) undergoing season-ending surgery. The 35-year-old journeyman has excelled in a swingman-type role for the Cubs over the last two seasons with a respectable 4.11 ERA across 179 2/3 innings. He doesn’t offer a ton of strikeout upside based on his career track record, but he’s a viable streaming option in deeper mixed leagues.

Mauricio crushed a Paul Seward fastball 107-mph to right field and well over the head of a drawn-in Corbin Carroll with the winning run on third. It would have been at least a double, but he only needed to touch first to win the game. It was Mauricio’s first at-bat since being called up to fill in for Juan Soto. He’ll probably see the occasional start against left-handed pitchers for now.